Two More Quakes Strike North Texas

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18 Earthquakes strike North Texas in 23 Days

16 of the quakes measure greater than M2.5 with the largest two recorded as magnitude 3.6Mw.

More than 80 minor shocks have occurred in the built-up areas of Johnson, Ellis and Parker counties in the last five years.

In May 2001, after a 3.3Mw shock occurred in Northern Texas, FIRE-EARTH Blog said: Texas quake likely caused by oil and natural gas drilling activities

Map of N. Texas Earthquakes – 30 day shocks measuring 2.5 or greater as of November 29, 2013. Source: USGS/EHP

Details of the Latest Events

Event near Jacksboro, Texas

• Magnitude: 2.8Mw
• Event Time: 2013-11-28 08:41:07 UTC
• Location: 33.020°N 98.209°W
• Depth: 5.0km (3.1mi)
• Nearby Cities
  • 22km (14mi) SSW of Jacksboro, Texas
  • 25km (16mi) NNW of Mineral Wells, Texas
  • 48km (30mi) NW of Weatherford, Texas
  • 63km (39mi) WNW of Azle, Texas
  • 278km (173mi) SSW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Event N of Mineral Wells, Texas

• Event Time: 2013-11-28 07:58:36 UTC
• Location: 32.955°N 98.131°W
• Depth: 5.0km (3.1mi)
• Nearby Cities
  • 16km (10mi) N of Mineral Wells, Texas
  • 38km (24mi) NW of Weatherford, Texas
  • 55km (34mi) W of Azle, Texas
  • 66km (41mi) WNW of White Settlement, Texas
  • 284km (176mi) SSW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

List of Texas Earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater since November 6, 2013.  Source: USGS/EHP – Prepared by FIRE-EARTH Blog – Nov. 29, 2013.

Texas and Fracking

Oil and gas drilling rigs are moving ever closer to populated areas in Texas, causing air quality problems for the residents. “Today there are over 12,000 gas wells in the Barnett Shale surrounding the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In addition to the wells, infrastructure such as compressor stations are springing up near the drill sites, adding to air quality problems. In towns like DISH, TX – where 11 high-pressure gas pipelines and their associated compressor stations all converge – residents have reported serious health impacts and severely degraded air quality.” —EarthJustice

See also:

• Fracking Damage Cases and Industry Secrecy
• A sampling of some of the high profile incidents related to the U.S. oil and gas drilling

Related Links

• Oil Drilling Likely Caused Texas Earthquake Posted on May 17, 2009
• M3.3 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas Posted on November 25, 2013
• FEWW Earthquake Links